Marcelo

Marcelo's current-season form is down 57% on last season (Season 35→15), while his Rating eased 25→8. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 57).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	União de Leiria · 6th	4	0	0	7.25	4	4
2025/26	Moreirense · 7th	12	1	0	6.8	8	15
2024/25	Moreirense · 10th	33	1	0	6.93	25	35
2023/24	Moreirense · 6th	34	2	1	7.1	22	57
2022/23	Dibba Al-Fujairah	34	2	1	7.1	—	—
2021/22	Al Taee · 9th	26	1	0	6.9	26	32

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Marcelo is a 37-year-old central defender at Moreirense, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 12 appearances, a Season grade of 15. On long-term scout potential he's rated 8.3. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (31.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Marcelo.

On the season, Marcelo graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.472 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 15). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 37 Marcelo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24

8.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

14.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

31.3%

Minutes

limited game time

3.47

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Moreirense finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.47

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 31.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 8.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %31.3%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.094

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.094

Defensive actions / 903.472

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.375

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 37, Marcelo sits on 1.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Marcelo's projected Rating — 8.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Segunda Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions14

Blocks12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

União de LeiriaJan 2026 – nowFree

MoreirenseJul 2023 – Jan 2026Free

DDibba Al-FujairahJul 2022 – Jul 2023Free

AAl TaeeJul 2021 – Jul 2022Free

Free agentJan 2020 – Jul 2021

Chicago FireJan 2019 – Jan 2020

Sporting CPJul 2018 – Jan 2019Free

Rio Ave(back from loan)Jul 2012 – Jul 2018

Leixoes(on loan)Aug 2011 – Jul 2012

Rio AveJul 2011 – Aug 2011

RRio PretoDec 2009 – Jul 2011-

Vasco DA Gamauntil Dec 2009

About Marcelo

Marcelo dos Santos Ferreira is a 37-year-old centre-back who plays for União de Leiria, born on July 27, 1989 in Rio de Janeiro, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Brazil. União de Leiria currently sit 9th of 18 in the Segunda Liga.

This season

In the current season, Marcelo has made 16 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 279 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

Marcelo's next match is on August 28, 2026, when União de Leiria face Tondela at home in the Segunda Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Marcelo at 8.3 with a Season form score of 14.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, Marcelo has totalled 383 club appearances with 13 goals and 4 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 34 appearances for Dibba Al-Fujairah.

Marcelo's career has also included time at Moreirense, DDibba Al-Fujairah, AAl Taee, Chicago Fire, Sporting CP, Rio Ave, Leixoes, RRio Preto and Vasco DA Gama.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

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Scout report

Output in context · Moreirense finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

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